One of the original "traditionals" in the world of small schools volleyball, the Vulcans started out as National Runners Up right out of the gates in 1978.

The 1978 AIAW Div.II team was led by Cheryl Ching, Kawehi Ka'a'a, Vetoann Baker and Lyndell Lindsey.

[5] Throughout Coach Peterson's tenure, the Vuls as a sampling of series records would go: 2–0 against the Washington Huskies, 3–1 against the BYU Cougars, 2–2 with Minnesota, 0–1 against the Stanford Cardinal and, further, were solidly able to compete with a 1978, #4 ranked Pepperdine Waves WVB team touring the Hawaiian Islands.

From 1981 to 1984, UH Hilo was the first USA college team to win four consecutive national titles, regardless of divisional league.

[8] In 1993, runners-up University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo would lose its final match of the NAIA in the National Championship game.

She'd continued on professionally into the Puerto Rican League as an initial athlete, into the European continent (in 2013); she'd landed at Club NUC of Switzerland.

[9] UHH moreover, post 2010-Ramsey's graduation, circumstantially of the Pacific Northwest, they'd also field participation in the Sound Premier PVL Team (of the AVCA).

Bria Beale (HM all-American): Four time 1st team PacWest Conf., 2× D2CCAA West Regional selection, 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year—semifinalist.